Michelle Nicolini: ‘Metamoris, Jiu-Jitsu Expo Need To Have Female Superfights’
Oct 05, 2014BJJEE
Multiple world BJJ champion Michelle Nicolini recently took to social media to complain about the fact that neither Copa Podio, Metamoris nor Jiu-Jitsu expo had announced any female...
Jean Jacques Machado Speaks About Eddie Bravo’s Success
Oct 05, 2014BJJEE
Jean Jacques Machado talks about Eddie Bravo as a student, competing with him side by side and what his academy has to offer in creating champions.
Rivalry is in the Past: Ricardo De La Riva To Give Seminar At RFT Luta Livre
Oct 05, 2014BJJEE
To prove that the rivalry between Luta Livre and Jiu-Jitsu is a thing of the past, the famous RFT academy of Rio de Janeiro, the traditional stronghold of Luta Livre, will welcome BJJ...
Rick Story Upsets Previously Unbeaten Gunnar Nelson
Oct 04, 2014BJJEE
Rick Story surprised many MMA fans on this Saturday at UFC fight night in Stockholm, Sweden. Story, who was appointed as the underdog for the duel, beat the previously undefeated...
UFC Owners Fertitta Bros Face Each Other in Jiu-Jitsu Match to Resolve Business Disputes
Oct 03, 2014BJJEE
The UFC owners Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta have an unusual way of resolving conflicts in the way they run their company. Both brothers have been training for years and resort to a...
Renzo Promises Vengeance: ‘Sakuraba is a Great Guy but I Will Break His Arm as Pay Back’
Oct 02, 2014BJJEE
With the buzz surrounding the Renzo Gracie vs Kazushi Sakuraba Metamoris match on November 22, Renzo Gracie had some tough words about the Japanese star during The MMA Hour, hosted...
Gilbert Durinho Aims to Beat Leandro for a Fourth Time at Next Copa Podio, Sub Only
Oct 01, 2014BJJEE
The next edition of Copa Podio, set for November 22, in Rio de Janeiro, will feature two world class BJJ players in a sub only match. Gilbert Durinho has beaten Leandro Lo on their last...
Joao Gabriel Beats Cancer & Returns to Jiu-Jitsu Competition
Oct 01, 2014BJJEE
The 2013 Brazilian national black belt champion and world medalist João Gabriel Rocha last year shared on his facebook profile what was going on his life. He wasn’t present at the...
Five Grand Prix: Keenan Cornelius, Robert Cyborg & Joao Assis Confirmed, $25,000 Prize Money
Sep 30, 2014BJJEE
FIVE+1 Grand Prix 2014 On November 10th HISTORY WILL BE MADE, as 3 people will be given the opportunity in an amazing special event like never before. The next 3 winners of the...
Ralph Gracie Has Unfinished Business with Takanori Gomi
Sep 28, 2014BJJEE
Fightland’s Eugene Robinson recently interviewed Ralph Gracie at his academy in California. They discussed some of the rumors/stories of his past street fights and more...
Conor McGregor Promoted To BJJ Brown Belt After KO Win Over Poirier
Sep 28, 2014BJJEE
Conor McGregor predicted that he would stop Dustin Poirier in the first round and he did just that. The Dublin based featherweight caught his opponent with a left hand on the back of...
Watch Rafael Lovato Jr Win His MMA Debut by Submission
Sep 27, 2014BJJEE
On Friday night from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tulsa, OK, Legacy Fighting Championships held their 35th event. 3 BJJ world champions fought: Justin Rader, Rafael Lovato who made...
Renzo Gracie Sets The Record Straight: ‘Sport Jiu-Jitsu & Street Jiu-Jitsu Are Beautiful In Different Ways’
Sep 26, 2014BJJEE
With the current controversy in the Jiu-Jitsu community opposing fans of ‘street Jiu-Jitsu’ aimed at self defense/ MMA and ‘sport Jiu-Jitsu’ aimed at...
2014 Pan Champ Luiz Panza Switches Teams & Joins Checkmat
Sep 25, 2014BJJEE
2014 Pan American Champion, Luiz Panza has just announced to Graciemag that he has switched teams from Barbosa to Checkmat. He explained his reasons: “We often have to...
Watch Rodolfo Pull Guard & Berimbolo at The Brazilian Team Championship
Sep 25, 2014BJJEE
Last weekend, Rodolfo Vieira helped his teamates from GFTeam win the heavyweight tournament at the Brazilain Team Championship. In one match with Pedro Moura (Ribeiro JJ), Rodolfo surprised...
Roberto Leitao: ‘The Luta Livre – Jiu Jitsu Rivalry Makes No Sense’
Sep 25, 2014BJJEE
Roberto Leitão is a Luta Livre Mestre internationally recognized for his technical level and teaching methods. He is also a Judo black belt 4th Dan, he trains Luta Livre for over 60...
Renzo Gracie vs Kazushi Sakuraba to Headline Metamoris 5
Sep 24, 2014BJJEE
More than 10 years after their Pride fight, Renzo Gracie and Kazushi Sakuraba will once again face each other, but this time in grappling in Metamoris! The date has been set for...
Actor Channing Tatum: ‘Wrestling The Most Painful Thing I’ve Ever Done’
Sep 22, 2014BJJEE
The American actor as wrestling legend Mark Schultz in upcoming movie Foxcatcher, a real-life murder tale centered on an Olympic wrestler, his sponsor and his brother. Mark Schultz...
IBJJF Zadar Open:Kristof Szucs 1rst Place Purple & Damir Salina 2nd Place Black Belt Absolute
Sep 22, 2014BJJEE
Eastern Europe’s first ever IBJJF competition was last weekend’s Zadar International Open in Croatia. The competition was a success with team’s from all over Europe...
France’s Renier Wins, Latvia’s Čerņavskis Loses At Brazil’s Rematch Grappling
Sep 22, 2014BJJEE
‘Rematch Grappling‘, a new Brazilian organization came up with a first event on September 20th. The concept is that it will reproduce in grappling superfights, all the finals that Brazil had in...
Ex-Wife Releases Video of Coked Up Thiago Silva with Gun
Sep 22, 2014BJJEE
Thaysa Kamiji Silva, the ex wife of ex UFC fighter Thiago Silva, who was married to him from 2004 to 2012, believed that cocaine has emphasized the aggressive temperament of the...
(Video) Ronda Rousey, Flavio Canto & Minotauro Conduct Judo Seminar in Rio De Janeiro
Sep 18, 2014BJJEE
Ronda Rousey’s recent visit of Rio de Janeiro continues to be in the news in Brazil. The UFC champion delivered a judo seminar. The fighter was joined by Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira...
Controversial Biography of Carlos Gracie Finally Released in English
Sep 17, 2014BJJEE
The book Carlos Gracie – The Creator of a Dynasty,which was published in Brazil only in Portuguese, was written by the daughter of the late master, Reyla Gracie (Roger...
Ronda Rousey Open To Competing In Metamoris Under Certain Conditions
Sep 15, 2014BJJEE
Ronda Rousey had said in a past interview that she can beat any female grappler in gi or no-gi BJJ. That statement sparked some controversy, and many of the top BJJ women...
